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Iron East Fire Update for Thursday, 9/13/18 Cle Elum, WA – Ensuring public safety and the safety of firefighters is the utmost priority. Three engines patrolled the fires and the structures Wednesday night. Total acreage for both fires on the Iron East Fire is approximately 150 acres. The fire is 50% contained. There are about 300 personnel on the fire. Hot spots and smoke will be present in the interior until heavy rain or snow. A cool and showery weather pattern is expected through at least Saturday. The west side fire is fully lined with hand-dug line. Work will continue today to expand the containment line to a width of 50 feet completed around the fire. There is also a contin- gency line surrounding the majority of the perimeter. Preparation is almost completed for a burn out planned on the eastern portion of the fire this afternoon. Trees have been limbed up to a reasonable height to minimize risk of “ladder fuels” carrying fire from the ground to the tree canopy. Dead...

Cougar Creek and Lost Fires Closure Area remains in place Thursday, September 13, 2018 Acreage: 42,712 Containment: 79 percent Personnel: 76 Cause: Lightning Incident Mgt Team: Whitehall’s Okanogan-Wenatchee Team (Type 3) Phone: 509-664-9210 Email: cougarcreekfireinfo2018@gmail.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6053 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cougarcreekfire Sign up for Daily Updates: https://bit.ly/2sRTpMp Cougar Creek Fire: Crews and equipment continued to repair the effects of suppression efforts. Work on Thursday will concentrate on the contingency lines south of the fire along Mosquito Ridge and north on the Shady Pass Road near Crescent Hill. The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has established standards for how heli-spots, dozer lines, hand-lines and roads used for suppression need to be repaired. Incident personnel work with local resource advisors to ensure these benchmarks are met before moving to the next area. Additional light rain...

13 de septiembre de 2018Ayer casi no hubo ningún desplazamiento en los incendios Crescent o Holman, se observó movimiento mínimo en McLeod. Hubo desplazamiento y actividad ardiente en secciones del incendio y el interior persistió bajo cubierta de nube, precipitación y alta humedad relativa. Dos días de lluvia no fueron lo suficientemente significativos como para saturar los combustibles pesados. Actividad de humo y fuego seguirá siendo visible hasta que el área reciba mucha lluvia o la primera caída de nieve.Incendio Crescent Mountain: los objetivos siguen siendo los mismos para hoy. La prioridad sigue en la seguridad de los bomberos y el público. Cuadrillas continuarán patrullando, extinguiendo material combustible y removiendo equipo y provisiones de los cortafuegos seguros. Bomberos están buscando oportunidades para asegurar la esquina suroeste del incendio cerca de Buttermilk Creek. La intención es limitar el tamaño del incendio y minimizar los impactos a las...

September 13, 2018No measureable movement on Crescent, or Holman Fires was observed yesterday, minimal movement observed on McLeod. Creeping and smoldering along sections of the fire and in the interior persisted under cloud cover, precipitation and high relative humidity. Two days of rain were not significant enough to saturate heavy fuels. Smoke and fire activity will still be visible until this area receives a soaking rain or the first blanket of snow.Crescent Mountain Fire: Objectives remain the same for today. Firefighters and public safety remain the first priority. Crews will continue to patrol, mop up and remove equipment and supplies from secured fire lines. Firefighters are scouting for opportunities to secure the southwest corner of the fire near Buttermilk Creek. The intent is to limit fire size and minimize impacts to private lands, timber, grazing and habitat among other values at risk. McLeod Fire: The fire continues to slowly back downhill in the Lost River drainage....

September 13, 2018 No measureable movement on Crescent, or Holman Fires was observed yesterday, minimal movement observed on McLeod. Creeping and smoldering along sections of the fire and in the interior persisted under cloud cover, precipitation and high relative humidity. Two days of rain were not significant enough to saturate heavy fuels. Smoke and fire activity will still be visible until this area receives a soaking rain or the first blanket of snow.Crescent Mountain Fire: Objectives remain the same for today. Firefighters and public safety remain the first priority. Crews will continue to patrol, mop up and remove equipment and supplies from secured fire lines. Firefighters are scouting for opportunities to secure the southwest corner of the fire near Buttermilk Creek. The intent is to limit fire size and minimize impacts to private lands, timber, grazing and habitat among other values at risk. McLeod Fire: The fire continues to slowly back downhill in the Lost River drainage....

13 de septiembre de 2018Ayer casi no hubo ningún desplazamiento en los incendios Crescent o Holman, se observó movimiento mínimo en McLeod. Hubo desplazamiento y actividad ardiente en secciones del incendio y el interior persistió bajo cubierta de nube, precipitación y alta humedad relativa. Dos días de lluvia no fueron lo suficientemente significativos como para saturar los combustibles pesados. Actividad de humo y fuego seguirá siendo visible hasta que el área reciba mucha lluvia o la primera caída de nieve.Incendio Crescent Mountain: los objetivos siguen siendo los mismos para hoy. La prioridad sigue en la seguridad de los bomberos y el público. Cuadrillas continuarán patrullando, extinguiendo material combustible y removiendo equipo y provisiones de los cortafuegos seguros. Bomberos están buscando oportunidades para asegurar la esquina suroeste del incendio cerca de Buttermilk Creek. La intención es limitar el tamaño del incendio y minimizar los impactos a las...

September 13th Update No measureable movement on Crescent, or Holman Fires was observed yesterday, minimal movement observed on McLeod. Creeping and smoldering along sections of the fire and in the interior persisted under cloud cover, precipitation and high relative humidity. Two days of rain were not significant enough to saturate heavy fuels. Smoke and fire activity will still be visible until this area receives a soaking rain or the first blanket of snow. Crescent Mountain Fire: Objectives remain the same for today. Firefighters and public safety remain the first priority. Crews will continue to patrol, mop up and remove equipment and supplies from secured fire lines. Firefighters are scouting for opportunities to secure the southwest corner of the fire near Buttermilk Creek. The intent is to limit fire size and minimize impacts to private lands, timber, grazing and habitat among other values at risk. McLeod Fire: The fire continues to slowly back downhill in...

Cougar Creek and Lost Fires Fire management continues to right-size Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Acreage: 42,712 Containment: 79 percent Personnel: 84 Cause: Lightning Incident Mgt Team: Whitehall’s Okanogan-Wenatchee Team (Type 3) Phone: 509-664-9210 Email: cougarcreekfireinfo2018@gmail.com Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6053 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cougarcreekfire Sign up for Daily Updates: https://bit.ly/2sRTpMp Fire Management: Randy Whitehall’s Type 3 Team took over command of the fires at 6:00 pm on Tuesday evening. Type 3 Teams are smaller organizations with less Incident Command System positions filled. This change reflects the decreasing complexity and fire behavior across the fire area. The majority of Whitehall’s Team are firefighters from the Entiat-Wenatchee-Leavenworth area and are intimately familiar with local topography and fuels. The Incident Command Post at the Leavenworth Fish Hatchery is being dismantled and the fire...

Miriam Fire Update Fire Information Line: 509-655-1468 August 12, 2018 – 12:30 p.m. Acres: Miriam Fire – 5,330 acres Percent Containment: 50% Start Date: 07/30/18 Current Situation: Crews took advantage of cooler and wetter weather to dig new handline to keep the fire’s recent fire growth south of Round Mountain ridge and north of the Forest Service 530 Spur Road. Driven by winds this weekend, the Miriam Fire pushed past the control line in the vicinity of Hell Creek and Round Mountain areas, resulting in a reduction in percentage of containment. In response, the number of personnel has grown as firefighters continue to work to increase the containment. This includes the today’s addition of the 20-person Entiat Interagency Hotshot Crew. Firefighters will continue to take advantage of the damp weather to concentrate on fortifying the indirect line to hold the new fire growth in check. While many areas of the fire have experienced scattered...

Total acres for the Iron East Fire is approximately 150 acres.Ensuring public safety and the safety of firefighters is the utmost priority as firefighters work to contain the fire. The fire is burning primarily in dry, dead and downed woody debris. These fuels retain the fire’s heat longer than twigs and grasses. Bees also continue to be an issue for firefighters in the forest.The western portion of the fire is 16 acres and has line around the perimeter. Mop up of this fire is expected to finish by Friday.The wind rapidly expanded the eastern fire earlier in the week indicated by its long narrow footprint. On Tuesday night, crews removed fuels by ignition in the northeast corner of the fire to bolster protection of structures to the north and reduce the likeliness of spread. Crews will take the controlled burning down the hill on Thursday and Friday to strengthen the firelines. The eastern portion of the fire is approximately 130 acres. A cool and showery weather pattern is expected...

12 de septiembre de 2018La actividad del incendio se ha moderado debido a las temperaturas frescas, los vientos relativamente bajos y la humedad relativa más alta. Los incendios de Crescent y McLeod recibieron reportes de precipitación ayer que contribuyeron al aumento en la contención. La lluvia del martes no saturó completamente los combustibles, aunque cualquier precipitación ayuda a reducir el potencial de propagación de fuego. Aún será visible la actividad de humo y fuego. Hasta que esta área reciba mucha lluvia o la primera de nieve, los troncos y otros combustibles de tierra continuarán ardiendo y causando humo. Ya que la actividad de fuego y la contención ha aumentado, los bomberos ya no trabajarán turnos nocturnos.Incendio Crescent Mountain: las cuadrillas seguirán patrullando, extinguiendo material combustible y retirando equipo y provisiones de cortafuegos asegurados cerca de las residencias donde es seguro hacerlo. El incendio permanece activo a lo largo de...

12 de septiembre 2018La actividad del incendio se ha moderado debido a las temperaturas frescas, los vientos relativamente bajos y la humedad relativa más alta. Los incendios de Crescent y McLeod recibieron reportes de precipitación ayer que contribuyeron al aumento en la contención. La lluvia del martes no saturó completamente los combustibles, aunque cualquier precipitación ayuda a reducir el potencial de propagación de fuego. Aún será visible la actividad de humo y fuego. Hasta que esta área reciba mucha lluvia o la primera de nieve, los troncos y otros combustibles de tierra continuarán ardiendo y causando humo. Ya que la actividad de fuego y la contención ha aumentado, los bomberos ya no trabajarán turnos nocturnos.Incendio Crescent Mountain: las cuadrillas seguirán patrullando, extinguiendo material combustible y retirando equipo y provisiones de cortafuegos asegurados cerca de las residencias donde es seguro hacerlo. El incendio permanece activo a lo largo de las...

12 de septiembre 2018La actividad del incendio se ha moderado debido a las temperaturas frescas, los vientos relativamente bajos y la humedad relativa más alta. Los incendios de Crescent y McLeod recibieron reportes de precipitación ayer que contribuyeron al aumento en la contención. La lluvia del martes no saturó completamente los combustibles, aunque cualquier precipitación ayuda a reducir el potencial de propagación de fuego. Aún será visible la actividad de humo y fuego. Hasta que esta área reciba mucha lluvia o la primera de nieve, los troncos y otros combustibles de tierra continuarán ardiendo y causando humo. Ya que la actividad de fuego y la contención ha aumentado, los bomberos ya no trabajarán turnos nocturnos.Incendio Crescent Mountain: las cuadrillas seguirán patrullando, extinguiendo material combustible y retirando equipo y provisiones de cortafuegos asegurados cerca de las residencias donde es seguro hacerlo. El incendio permanece activo a lo largo de las...

September 12, 2018 Update Fire activity has moderated due to cool temperatures, relatively low winds and higher relative humidity. Crescent and McLeod Fires received reports of precipitation yesterday which contributed to increased containment. Rain received Tuesday did not fully saturate fuels, although any precipitation helps reduce fire spread potential. Smoke and fire activity will still be visible. Until this area receives a soaking rain or the first blanket of snow, stumps, downed logs, and other ground fuels will continue to smolder and smoke. With reduced fire activity and increased containment, firefighters will no longer work night shifts.Crescent Mountain Fire: Crews will continue to patrol, mop up and remove equipment and supplies from secured fire lines near residences where it is safe to do so. The fire remains active along the lines in the areas near Buttermilk Creek and along the ridgelines near Lake Chelan. Firefighters strive to limit the fire size and minimize...

September 12, 2018 Update Fire activity has moderated due to cool temperatures, relatively low winds and higher relative humidity. Crescent and McLeod Fires received reports of precipitation yesterday which contributed to increased containment. Rain received Tuesday did not fully saturate fuels, although any precipitation helps reduce fire spread potential. Smoke and fire activity will still be visible. Until this area receives a soaking rain or the first blanket of snow, stumps, downed logs, and other ground fuels will continue to smolder and smoke. With reduced fire activity and increased containment, firefighters will no longer work night shifts.Crescent Mountain Fire: Crews will continue to patrol, mop up and remove equipment and supplies from secured fire lines near residences where it is safe to do so. The fire remains active along the lines in the areas near Buttermilk Creek and along the ridgelines near Lake Chelan. Firefighters strive to limit the fire size and minimize...

September 12, 2018 UpdateFire activity has moderated due to cool temperatures, relatively low winds and higher relative humidity. Crescent and McLeod Fires received reports of precipitation yesterday which contributed to increased containment. Rain received Tuesday did not fully saturate fuels, although any precipitation helps reduce fire spread potential. Smoke and fire activity will still be visible. Until this area receives a soaking rain or the first blanket of snow, stumps, downed logs, and other ground fuels will continue to smolder and smoke. With reduced fire activity and increased containment, firefighters will no longer work night shifts.Crescent Mountain Fire: Crews will continue to patrol, mop up and remove equipment and supplies from secured fire lines near residences where it is safe to do so. The fire remains active along the lines in the areas near Buttermilk Creek and along the ridgelines near Lake Chelan. Firefighters strive to limit the fire size and minimize...

The preparation continues on both fires, improving line, installing hose lays, chipping the removed brush and generally getting ready to remove fuels by ignition.During early Monday morning, the eastern fire’s containment northeast line was tested and held. Interior embers began two very small fires ahead of the main fire. The wind rapidly expanded the eastern fire indicated by its long narrow footprint. Fire crews contained these fires. They also discovered another spot outside the dozer line which quickly extinguished. The eastern fire is now approximately 100 acres.The fire is burning primarily in dry, dead and downed woody debris. These fuels retain the fire’s heat longer than twigs and grasses. In Fire Terminology these heavy fuels are known as 100 hour or 1000 hour fuels. The western fire has not grown appreciably mainly due to its location in a deep depression that the wind has little effect on. It has been slowly moving down slope. The plan today is to continue direct...

Cougar Creek, Lost, and Bannock Lakes Fires Fire management transitions to local team Tuesday, September 11, 2018Management: Tuesday evening, management of the Cougar Creek, Lost, and Bannock Lakes Fires will pass from Alan Lawson’s Type 2 Incident Management Team to a Type 3 team lead by Randy Whitehall, Fuels Specialist on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Incident Commander Lawson would like to thank the local communities impacted by the fires for their amazing support. In addition, the cooperation and support of the local fire districts, Washington Department of Natural Resources, the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, and all firefighters who put boots on the ground was recognized and appreciated. “We’re very confident that the management of these fires is in very capable hands”, said Lawson. “Randy Whitehall and his team are experienced specialists who know this area well. Their task will be to wrap up the hard work that has been done by the previous...

September 11, 2018 Morning Operations Video Update with Mike Granger:

Septemver 11, 2018 Morning Operations Video Update with Mike Granger: